There’s a scene in Good Will Hunting in which Matt Damon’s character challenges a Harvard Law student, saying he is paying $50,000 per year for what he could get for $1.50 in library fees.
Author Archives: Ramsey Ugarte
_Ramsey Ugarte: Including Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in the debates would broaden the discourse_
When UCLA students tune into the presidential debates tonight, there will be a podium and speaker missing from that brightly lit stage ““ the presidential candidate running on the Libertarian ballot, two-time New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson.
_Ramsey Ugarte: Federal policies ineffective for potential educators_
When you ask a kid what he or she wants to be when they grow up, you can expect certain answers ““ astronaut, pilot, doctor ““ and teacher.
_Ramsey Ugarte: Travels in Peru justified the cost of a UCLA education_
My first bed in Peru was a row of airport chairs.
_Youthful voters should seek political wisdom from unconventional candidates_
Looking back on the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, you can’t help but think these sorts of events mean little to college students besides a good laugh at the YouTube clip of Clint Eastwood talking to a chair.
_UC Advisory Council report on Jewish student campus climate threatens to limit free speech_
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble …”
_Increased rate in UC retirement fund contributions burdensome, lacking state backing_
Privatization: not a word many Bruins want to hear regarding the future of their public university.